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Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 581, 20 November 1871, Page 2

TEIE BUSINESS OF THE SESSION. We publish a list of the laws added to the statute book during the session just expired. We hai'dly like to use the expression " goodly" with regard to the number.of eighty new colonial Acts. With regard bo the forlyfive slaughtered victims, whilst we chronicle their names, we believe some were worthy of a bett'-T fale than to die unwept, uncoffir.ed, and unsung. We italicise the law.specially relating to this province : — List ov Acts passed uy both Houses. — Duneiiin and Port Chalmers iiailw.ay, Wellington Reclaimed Land, Auckland Mineral Leases, Auckland Burial Ground, Coasting Trade Regulation (reserved for Her Majesty's pleasure) City of Christchureh Loan, Nelson Crown Lauds Leasing Acb Amendment, Nelson City Loan, Grisborne Land, Prisoners' Maintenance Expenses, Naturalisation Act, 1870 Fees, Diseased Cattle, Imprest Supply, Justices Protection Act Amendment, Otago Education .Reserves Abandonment, Otago Settlements, Wellington Education Reserves, Wellington Special Settlements, Wellington Waste Lands Regulations Amendment, Agricultural Produce Lieu, Convicts Forfeitures, Vaccination, Highway Hoards Empowering, Bakers and Millers, Juries, City of Dunedin Borrowing, Taranaki Education Reserves, b'orest I'rees Planting Encouragement, Public Debts Sinking Funds Act Amendment, Carrington Land Grant., Crown Redress, Bay of Inlands Settlement, dale of Poisons, Contractors' Debt?, Native Schools ice Amendment, Wellington City Reserves, Charitable Funds Appropriation, Poverty Bay Giants Act Amendment, luvercargill Public Gardens Reserves Alienation, Masterton and Grey town Lands Management), Ka-t Coast District Land Titles Validation, Oamaru Town Reserves, Management Aot Amendment, Church Lands Building Leases, Bishops in New Zealand Traits, Sharebrokers, Municipal Corporations Acts Amendment, Otago Supreme Court Oilices, Payments to Provinces, Building aud Land Societies Act 1866 Amendment ; Law Practitioners Act Amendment, Gold Duties Act, 1870, Amendment ; Gold Mining Districts, Gold Mines Drainage, Treasury Bills. Public Stores, Auckland Military Reserves, Auckland Harbour JJocks, Appeal.- from Provincial Katipg, Representation Act Amendment, Wool and Oil (Securities Act Amendment, Civil Service Act Amend inent, Land Transfer Act 1870 Amendment, Arms Act Amendment, Public Revenues Act .Imendment, Regulation of Elections Act Amendment, Native Districts Road Board-, Merchant Ships Officers Examination Act Amendment', iKußutai Grant Validation, Stamp Duties Act Amendment, Customs Tariff, Wellington Debt.-, Limited Liability Companies Windmgup Act Amendment, Provincial Acts Validation Act Continuance, Sheriffs Act Amendment, Ximaru and Gladstone Hoard of Works Amendment, Lundon and Whitnker Compensation Clnim?, Jjraiiii:an Allowance, Immigration and Public Works Act Amendment., Railways, Appropriation.

List of Bills that did not Pass.— Evidence Further Amendment, Married Women's Property, Intestates Real Estate, Otago Waste Lands, Oamaru Dock Trust Borrowing, Imprisonment for Debt Abolition, Onehunga School Endowment; Plans of Towns .Regulation, Otago Reserves, Medical ■ Practitioners Registration Amendment, New Zealand University Act 1870 Amendment (' The Government Measure. The House of .Representatives, lest this bill should not puss the Upper Jiouse, passed a resolution promising to indemnify tho Q-oTerument fjr stopping payments under tho Act of 1870, except liabilities incurred, reduced the bill to a Repeal Act I 1 he bill was -thrown out of the Upper House!) Crown Grants Act Amendment, Wanganui Settlers Compensation, North Dunedin Cemetery, Election Petitions Act Amendment, Crown Redress, Imprisonment for Debt Abolition, Anus, Education, Religious.Educational and Charitable Trust Estates Administration, State Improvement, Goldfields, Newspaper Press, Canterbury Rivers Act Amendment, Weetlaud Licensing, -Qualification of Electors, Attorney-General's Act 1866 Repeal, Licensing, Provincial Governments, Provincial Powers Transfer,. Deficiency, Public Trust Office, Auckland Harbour Board, Borrowing (Auckland Harbour Docks Bill substituted), Canterbury Waste Lands, Greymouth and Nel-on Goldfields Districts, Diseased Sheep, Native Land Court, Insolvency, New Zealand University Acb Repeal (Mr. Batbgate's. This was merged in the Government measure.) Railways, Friendly Societies Act Amendment, Thames Goldjiclds Tram.oai/s, Unlawful Assemblies and Party Processions,"1 Branigau Pension' (Branigan Allowance Bill was substituted), Taranaki Land Claims. i J f }